Borough local transport schemes funded by Transport for London

Caroline Russell: What was the projected budget for Transport for London (TfL) funded borough schemes in 2020-21 and what is now the expected funding for borough schemes in 2020-21 including your Streetspace programme?

The Mayor: The projected budget for Transport for London (TfL) funded borough schemes in 2020-21 was £155 million, and included the Liveable Neighbourhoods, Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Majors, Local Implementation Plan (LIP) Corridors, Crossrail Complementary Measures, Borough Cycling and a number of air quality and renewals schemes. All these programmes are currently paused for the first half of the year .
In its emergency budget, TfL has more than matched the level of funding for the boroughs in the first half of its financial year (March 2020 to October 2020) and this level of funding has been agreed by the government. The majority of this funding is within the Streetspace programme (£45m), and TfL has also committed to continuing to fund boroughs bridges and roads renewals, plus its air quality schemes delivered by boroughs.
TfL’s total borough funding for the first six months of 2020/21 has increased from £48 million initsoriginal budget to £54 million in the emergency budget.
TfL has not yet secured funding for the second half of this financial year. However, it will be looking to match the level of borough funding - whether through a continuation of the Streetspace programme, or moving back to its successful LIPand other borough programme funding streams. This will not be confirmed until it has agreed a package of funding with the government.